Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.5% | 71.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 20.7% | 79.3% | +7.4 | ✗ (19.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.7% | 44.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 64.2% | 35.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 60.0% | 40.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 60.0% | 40.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.0% | 48.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -12 (112-124). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal * | 29 | 15-22 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | - | - | |
| Ian Mahinmi * | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Thomas * | 22 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Thomas Bryant * | 17 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Gary Payton II * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Davis Bertans | 26 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 25 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Ish Smith | 25 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Isaac Bonga | 22 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jordan McRae | 17 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Anzejs Pasecniks | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Johnathan Williams | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 38 | 4-17 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Collin Sexton * | 36 | 10-15 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 33 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman * | 30 | 4-11 | 0-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Tristan Thompson * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 28 | 10-14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Alfonzo McKinnie | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dante Exum | 14 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| John Henson | 12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter